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Seattle Activists Aim To Put Israel Divestment on City’s Agenda
Los Angeles — If a local activist group has its way, Seattle could soon become the first major American city to divest from companies that provide material support to Israel. Seattle Divest From War and Occupation, a citizens group, is angling to get an initiative on the ballot that would mandate city pension funds to…
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In Novel Move, Jews Push for Farm Bill
Washington — Entering a new field of advocacy, Jewish groups played a leading role in ensuring the passage of the Farm Bill, which could increase federal funding for nutrition programs as well as for farming subsidies. Congress gave the bill its final approval May 15, and although President Bush has made clear that he will…
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Documentary Pulls Back Iron Curtain
Laura Bialis’s documentary, “Refusenik,” released this month, is the first retrospective film chronicle of the 30-year international struggle to free Soviet Jewry. Based on extensive interviews with principals on both sides of the Iron Curtain, and bursting with rare and revealing archival footage of Soviet Jewish life, the film shows how a crusade that began…
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Churchill: Good For The Jews?
KISSINGER LAUDS THE BRITISH AT ENGLISH BALL OF THE ROSES IN NEW YORK “In 1946 I vas a sniper viz ze Haganah and shooting at you British, but now it’s okay,” said sexpert Ruth Westheimer to a medal-adorned guest during the reception at the April 25 St. George’s Society of New York’s English Ball of…
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Raid on Kosher Slaughterhouse Sparks Fears of Meat Shortage
In a development with potential repercussions for consumers of kosher meat worldwide, the country’s largest kosher slaughterhouse greatly curtailed production this past week after a raid by federal agents led to the arrest of hundreds of undocumented workers. On May 12, The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement stormed the AgriProcessors meatpacking plant in Postville,…
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Olmert Corruption Probe Exposes Murky Role of U.S. Money in Elections
In the past two weeks, three American Jewish donors have been brought in for questioning by Israeli authorities investigating Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s financial dealings. In addition to businessman Morris Talansky of Long Island, N.Y., who is a central actor in the probe, the police interrogated right-wing Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and Slim…
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Congress Seeks To Extend Free-Speech Protections to Libel Cases Overseas
An American author who has faced lawsuits for her writings about terrorism financing has sparked a burgeoning legal movement in the United States. In recent weeks, there has been a flurry of legislative activity taking aim at the growing number of libel lawsuits filed against American authors in foreign courts. Bills have been introduced in…
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At Grave of Famed Rabbi, Feuding Trustees Find Little Common Ground
Haifa, Israel – In Israel’s answer to the Woodstock Festival, nearly half a million people will gather on a Galilee mountaintop on May 22, where they will pitch tents and engage in 24 hours of feasting, singing and ecstatic dancing. They will be taking part in the annual celebrations held on the yahrzeit of second-century…
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Jewish Pol in Tennessee Has Wide Lead
Despite continued calls by some in his majority-black Memphis district to unite behind one of his African American rivals, Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen is heading toward his August primary with a substantial lead, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted on behalf of the Cohen campaign by Lake Research Partners and released this week,…
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For Adults Only: An Alternative Roadmap to Peace
There is one place in the Middle East where Arabs and Jews seem to be getting along quite well. It’s the Israeli Web site Parpar1.com, where amateur pornography features Arabs and Jews at each other’s throats — but only for erotic purposes. Founded by two Tel Aviv computer professionals, the Web site has been serving…
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